The conspiracy of the courtyard

Chapter 168: Retort

When Lu Zixuan returned to the courtyard, he found the backyard was crowded with people, all pointing and talking around the main house. He thought something had happened at home again. Relying on his small size, he squeezed to the front door and saw Chen Ping in the crowd watching the commotion in the deaf woman's house. Only then did he ask himself the question.

"From what I heard from the deaf woman, it seems like something valuable was lost at home, and she suspects Aunt Zhou is the thief. She's arguing fiercely, and you..."

Chen Ping gloated as she recounted what had happened, but halfway through, she remembered something and stopped talking, only pulling Lu Zixuan closer to her.

Soon, someone was heard shouting "The police are here", and everyone consciously made way for the police led by Director Zhou to pass.

After careful questioning by Director Zhou, we finally figured out the whole story.

The deaf woman claimed that her family had a collection of famous paintings and calligraphy passed down from their ancestors, and all the antiques and rare treasures had disappeared.

She has never left home since she returned home from labor reform and suspected that Aunt Zhou transferred those properties before she came back.

Aunt Zhou cried out that she was innocent, saying that she had never heard the deaf woman mention this matter. Moreover, since she moved to the backyard, she had been squeezed in the small kitchen and had never set foot in the deaf woman's room. All the neighbors could testify to this.

In order to avoid everyone's speculation, Director Zhou had to take the two men to the police station for further interrogation.

[You don't have to look at me like that. I did it before. We have to help Aunt Zhou out of her predicament.]

Lu Zixuan followed Chen Ping into the house, and without waiting for questioning, he directly admitted it and made a suggestion that Chen Ping found incredible.

"Why? Yi Zhonghai has been against us in Siheyuan, why should I be a good person and save her?

She deserves what she has now. Who made her choose to help the evil? She ran away to be a servant to the deaf woman. If you want to go, go ahead. I am not that kind. "

Chen Ping made her position clear with a series of rebuttals, saying that she would not help and would never be a saint again.

[Mom, Aunt Zhou is actually quite good. At least she fulfilled her duties as a wife. No matter good or bad times, she never chose to abandon Yi Zhonghai. She truly set an example of someone who regards her husband as her God. Such a character deserves help.]

Although Lu Zixuan did not reveal his true intentions to Chen Ping, Chen Ping still softened her heart. After all, Aunt Zhou was just an uneducated woman.

The education she received from childhood to adulthood was the traditional three obediences and four virtues. Even if her husband's family was a hellhole, she had to jump in without hesitation. She could not have her own thoughts, could not go against the norm, and could not have any rebellious heart.

Moreover, she also took the blame for Lu Zixuan, and Chen Pingming felt a little bit sorry to see her being wrongly accused.

After some psychological preparation, Chen Ping agreed to go to the police station with Lu Zixuan.

The two went directly to Director Zhou's office and explained the situation.

Director Zhou did not hide anything and told the truth.

"The deaf woman insisted that Zhou Shujuan had taken her belongings, and she couldn't produce any evidence to refute it. She could only wait and see who would give in first."

After listening to this, Chen Ping felt something was wrong, but she couldn't find a reason. She could only look at Lu Zixuan, curious why he didn't explain it to her in his heart.

Lu Zixuan took out a pen and paper from his bag again and wrote: Motive, time, place, tools, confession. None of the five elements pointed to Aunt Zhou, so it was not appropriate to sentence her.

Seeing that Director Zhou was still confused, Lu Zixuan had no choice but to continue writing.

Ask the deaf woman when she last saw these things. If her house had been visited by scoundrels, thieves, bandits, relatives, officials, etc. before she went to prison, there would be many people to suspect, and Aunt Zhou is just one of them.

If it was after she was released from prison, she herself said that she had never left home and there was no possibility of burglary.

At the same time, ask her to tell the identity of her ancestors, her own real name, the specific names and quantities of the lost objects. It won't take too long before she will withdraw the case.

Director Zhou walked towards the interrogation room doubtfully, and Chen Ping couldn't wait to ask the reason.

[The law enforcement environment in our current period advocates people-oriented and humane law enforcement, and most law enforcement agencies support the victims or plaintiffs.

Due to the lack of professional personnel, most grassroots agencies choose to base their decisions on their own guesses and do not pay attention to evidence and investigation. Too many suspects are tortured into confessing, which leads to many false and wrongful convictions.

Lu Zixuan's explanation reminded Chen Ping of her own experience at the police station, and made her more determined to clear Aunt Zhou of suspicion.

It also made her more suspicious of Lu Zixuan's intention to help Aunt Zhou out of trouble for no reason.

"Tell me, what is your purpose? I may be soft-hearted, but you definitely won't be so kind. I really can't think of any reason why you want to help her. Hurry..."

Just when Chen Ping wanted to force Lu Zixuan to give a reason, Director Zhou strode into the office in a hurry.

"Before I could finish my questioning, the deaf woman said she would not report the case and considered herself unlucky. But she wants to see you. If you don't want to, I will send you away."

Seeing this, Chen Ping was also curious about the deaf woman's plan, so she refused Director Zhou's help and followed him to the interrogation room.

Seeing Chen Ping, the deaf woman's attitude immediately became tough. She poked the ground hard with her walking stick and asked loudly:

"Chen Ping, do you want to get involved in everything I do?

I admit that it was my fault in the past and I shouldn't have targeted you, but I was punished. After I got out, I didn't cause you any trouble, did I? Why won't you let go of an old lonely woman like me? "

Chen Ping asked directly:

"Are you unwilling to cause trouble? No one is helping you to cause trouble for me.

Besides, the punishment you received was not given by me. It was your good dog that bit itself. Don’t throw dirty water on me.”

Chen Ping suddenly thought of Aunt Zhou's experience, and she felt endless sympathy. She raised her voice and continued:

“If it weren’t for Aunt Zhou’s pleading, do you think you could have survived until now with a stutter?

In order to repay your kindness of taking you in, they let you have enough to eat, but they themselves drank cold water every day to fill their stomachs. They even fainted from hunger several times in the courtyard. Are you blind? Can't you see?

What did they get in return for their sincere love for you? Suspicion? Accusation? Abuse? Beating?

I really feel sorry for Aunt Zhou. Didn't you say you didn't want the sweet potatoes she worked so hard to dig? Didn't you dislike her timid personality?

Okay, I'll tell you today that I want to see her and take her in."

The more Chen Ping talked, the more convinced she became. She accepted Aunt Zhou without even thinking about it.

"As long as you are unhappy, I will be happy. I want to go against you and make you die with your eyes wide open. You will have to watch us, the lowly people, live happily every day. I will piss you off to death. Ha...ha..."

Finally, she playfully raised her eyebrows and winked to show off to the deaf old woman, and then she deliberately put her hands on her hips, opened her mouth wide, and laughed loudly with long drawls.

The police watching nearby couldn't help laughing or crying. They were so poor that they felt superior...